Three weeks ago, I posted this bit about the Bears and where their start ranks among the all-time great starts. Since then we've seen a really ugly win against a bad Cardinal team, a bye week, and another blowout against the 49ers.

It's time to forget about how the Bears' start stacks up. The fact is, only a select few teams have ever routed as many teams in a full season as Chicago has in its first seven games. The Bears have five wins of 25 or more points so far this year. Since the 1970 merger, only two teams have had more such games in a season. And only four more can even match the Bears.

Since the Bears have a 26-point win and a 27-point win, you might rightly argue that I'm cheating a bit by drawing the line at 25 points. If you look at wins of 21 or more points, the Bears are currently tied for twelfth in modern NFL history. And of course, they still have 9 more chances.

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Let's look at the 6 teams you named with as many or more 25+ point wins in a season:
GNB 1996: Won Super Bowl
STL 1999: Won Super bowl
PIT 1979: Won Super Bowl
MIN 1988: Lost in Divisional Chamionship
WAS 1991: Won Super Bowl
STL 2001: Lost in Super Bowl

So 2/3 won the Super Bowl and only one team did not make it. After the Jets disappointing loss yesterday, I might just become a Bears fan.

I said it in the last blurb, I'll say it in this blurb: they've got the easiest schedule I've ever seen. I predicted they'd finish 14-2, but I also assumed they'd lose to Seattle.

I just don't think we're witnessing one of the all-time greats here. I think we're looking at the 2005 Jaguars. Good, but not great. I won't know how good they are until the playoffs. We'll see how they do against a real opponent. If they aren't eliminated immediately following the first round bye, I'll get excited.

For right now, their most challenging games left this season are @ the Giants, @ New England, and @ St. Louis. I think they'll win at least two of those games, and they have a shot at 16-0. If they hit it, I'll be proud, but probably not as impressed as everyone else.